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| Keywords: Antoine-Louis Barye - Candelabra of Nine Lights, Candelabra with Nine Branches - Walters 27168, 27169 - Profile.jpg Barye produced decorative objects as well as figurative sculptures His revival of the Renaissance style is illustrated by this pair of candelabra which incorporates such classical motifs as the palmette-shaped ornaments known as anthemia flanked by mascarons masks on the bases The three seated nude figures are the goddesses who competed in the beauty contest that resulted in the Trojan War Minerva identified by her owl Juno and her peacock and Venus with her dolphin At the top the three Graces dance around a finial topped by a Roman lamp Originally Barye's Roger and Angelica Walters 27 173 and these candelabra formed a mantle ornament that was commissioned in about 1840 by the duke of Montpensier the youngest son of King Louis-Philippe The sculpture and the candelabra were subsequently cast in multiples and sold separately modeled ca 1840; posthumously cast post-1875 bronze cast in several sections with green over black patina cm 93 3 42 9 42 9 accession number 27 168 27 169 77392 Mme Barye William T Walters city Baltimore Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by William T Walters 1885 Signature Cast through from model on bases of female figural section BARYE place of origin Paris France Walters Art Museum license Sculptures by Antoine-Louis Barye Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Collections of the Walters Art Museum Statues of the Three Graces Statues of Minerva | ||||
